
Koen Davidse
@koendavidse
DG Policy Dutch Ministry of Defense, former Dean World Bank board & ASG UN peace keeping mission Mali
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04-07-2012 15:06:52
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Merci au Paris Defence and Strategy Forum pour l’invitation aux côtés de mon homologue 🇳🇱, M.Koen Davidse. Nous avons pu échanger sur des sujets essentiels dans le contexte géopolitique actuel : la coopération 🇫🇷-🇳🇱, l’Ukraine, l’Europe de la défense et la relation UE-OTAN.


Very useful discussion with my French counterpart Alice Rufo, Directrice Générale de la DGRIS at the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum. We discussed increasing support for Ukraine, strengthening European defence, EU & NATO and building further on the excellent bilateral relations


#PDSF2025 | Ce matin, Alice Rufo Alice Rufo, Directrice Générale de la DGRIS, Directrice générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie de la DGRIS, s’exprimait au côté de son homologue 🇳🇱@KoenDavidse. Une question était au cœur de leurs échanges : comment l’Union européenne peut se repositionner



Honouring United Nations peace keepers, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thinking of them, their families and their contributions to peace.


Veel vrouwen zien Ministerie van Defensie nog niet als een plek voor hen. Dat is het wel! We willen dat meer vrouwen kiezen voor de krijgsmacht. Daarom lanceren we deze campagne. Ook werken bij Defensie? ⤵️ werkenbijdefensie.nl

📢 Countdown to our high-level event: 'Reinforcing Resilience: The Role of Women, Peace and Security in NATO's Eastern Border Security'. 🎙️Speakers include: Irene Fellin - NATO SGSR for WPS (NATO) & Koen Davidse (Ministerie van Defensie) 📅 June 23 | 🕞 03:30 PM |🍷Incl. reception 🔗bit.ly/43LxGsl



De NAVO-top is voorbij. Wat blijft er hangen, en hoe nu verder? 13 experts delen hun eerste inzichten: De afdronk van de NAVO-top in korte reacties. Met o.a. Dieuwertje Kuijpers Bob Deen Tim Sweijs Arnout Brouwers Koen Davidse Anna van Zoest. 🔎 Lees bijdragen: spectator.clingendael.org/nl/publicatie/…

Great to discuss the future directions of United Nations peace operations with USG Atul Khare, who was very supportive of MINUSMA when I was serving there in Mali



Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of women serving in the Ukrainian military has more than doubled, according to The Economist. I spoke to Katya, a female medic in Ukraine's special forces, about her experience fighting in the war:

📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🧵1/6 Europe looks East, but forgets the South. In her latest piece, Nina Wilén Egmont Institute warns that sidelining Africa in security strategy is shortsighted, dangerous, and costly. ⬇️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr226je2
